Mumbai: Days after NCP leader Ajit Pawar joined the Maharashtra government, the Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday claimed that only alleged economic offenders Mehul Choksi, Nirav Modi and Vijay Mallya were left to be inducted into the BJP.

Navsari: Navsari police in Gujarat on Wednesday paraded a 37-year-old man arrested for allegedly raping and blackmailing a girl for nearly five years.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India is expected to initiate the hearing of a batch of petitions challenging the dilution of Article 370 in August, despite being listed for directions on July 11. Justice BR Gavai disclosed this information during the bail hearing of activist Teesta Setalvad.

Chennai: BJP's southern ally AIADMK on Wednesday reiterated its stand against the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code.

Imphal: The house of an Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) personnel was torched by a mob in Manipur's Thoubal district after he foiled the attempts of rioters to loot firearms from the police armoury, officials said on Wednesday.

Seraikela (Jharkhand): A court in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharswan district on Wednesday sentenced 10 people to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment in the Tabrez Ansari lynching case of 2019.

Sidhi (MP): Hours after Madhya Pradesh police arrested Sidhi district resident Pravesh Shukla for allegedly urinating on a tribal youth, the local authorities on Wednesday pulled down a part of a house belonging to his father.

A disturbing incident unfolded in Hemapur village of Ramanagar district as a teacher from a scheduled caste faced verbal and physical abuse, including death threats, from a group of upper-caste youngsters. The incident occurred during a recent village festival when the teacher, identified as Manjunath, accidentally touched the 'arati plate' during prayers to the local deity.